Janke-Nunatak
| Janke-Nunatak | ||
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| height | 1280 m | |
| location | Ellsworthland , West Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Hauberg Mountains | |
| Coordinates | 75 ° 52 '37 " S , 70 ° 25' 36" W | |
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The Janke Nunatak is a 1280 m high nunatak on the Orville coast of the west Antarctic Ellsworthland . It rises to the west of the Hauberg Mountains 6 km northeast of Carlson Peak .
The United States Geological Survey mapped it using its own surveys and aerial photographs by the United States Navy between 1961 and 1967. The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names named the Nunatak in 1968 after John William Janke, radio operator on the Eights station in the Antarctic winter of 1964.
Web links
- Janke Nunatak in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Janke Nunatak on geographic.org (English)